Broom



L. E. MACK Feb. '24, 1925.

BROOM Filed Jun e 2a. 1923 Patented F eb. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES LOUIS E. MACK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application filed. June 23, 1923. Serial No. 647,329.

To all whom it may conccra:

Be it known that I, LOUIS E. MACK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the countyof Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBrooms, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to brooms, and one of the objects of theinvention is to provide means attached to the lower end of the handle ofthe broom for holding the broom fiber in place against displacement andfor more firmly connecting or engaging the broom fiber with the handleof the broom.

A further object is to provide a construc tion of this character whereinthe broom handle is provided with a fiber holder and wherein the broomfiber, the handle and the holder are connected by an initially plasticor semi-liquid binder which fills the interstices between the broomfibers and around the holder and handle so as to bind the broom fibersto the holder and to the handle.

A still further object is to provide a broom construction of thischaracter wherein the agglutinated fibers with the holder and handle areenclosed within an outer casing.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure1 is a side elevation of a broom constructed in accordance with myinvention;

Figure 2 is a section 011 the line 22 of Figure 1};

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the lower portion of the handle with theholder thereon;

Figure 4 is a section on the line 1- 4 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates the handle of the broom, whichis of any ordinary or suitableform, and disposed adjacent the lower endof this handle is a broom fiber or broom straw holder consisting of ametal strip formed at its middle to provide a split ring 11 adapted toembrace the lower end of the broom stick and be nailed or otherwiseattached thereto, this strip having the arms 12 and the transverselyextending projections 13 projecting out on each side of the arms. Thusthese projections form recesses 14.

The fibers of the broom or broom straws,

designated 15, are disposed in these recesses 14 and between and againstthe projections 13 so as to fill the spaces defined by said projections,as most clearly shown in Figure 2.

A wire or string 16 is passed around the mass of fibers or straws at asuitable distance below the lower end of the broom stick and then thetop portion of the fibers or broom straws surrounding the broom stickand the head is given an asphalt solution which fills the spaces betweenthe interstices of the fiber or broom straw and binds the broom strawsor fibers to each other and to the head or holder and to the lower endof the broom stick so that the upper end of the broom is formed of anagglutinated mass within which the head or holder is firmly embedded.After this has been done a cover 17, preferably of leather but which maybe made of any suitable material, is disposed around the upper end ofthe broom or around that portion which has been filled with asphalt,this cover or casing 17 being held in place by a transversely extendingrivet 18.

Above the upper end of the agglutinated fibers, straws, etc., isdisposed a somewhat conical cover 19 which is preferably made of leatherbut may be of any other suitable material, which entirely encloses thetop of the broom and which is tacked to the handle of the broom. Thisleather covering extends down over the cover or casing 17 and may beriveted or otherwise attached thereto, as illustrated in Figure 2.

It will be understood, of course, that the broom has an elliptical formin cross section and that the casing 17 has, therefore, an ellipticalform in. cross section, as has the cover 19.

A broom constructed in accordance with this invention is very solidlyconnected to the handle and the holder keeps the broom in shape, holdsthe broom straws or fibers rigidly in place, and the asphalt solutiontends to prevent the individual broom straws or fibers from pulling outof place. The casing 17 is, of course, tightly bound around the upperends of the agglutinated material and the cover finishes the broom.

I do not wish to be limited to the exact shape of the holder or headformed by the parts 11, 12 and 13, as this may be varied in many wayswithout departing from the spirit of the invention. Neither do I Wish tobe limited to the use of an asphalt solution applied to the intersticesbetween the fibers of the broom, as any other binder may be used.

I claim 1. In a broom, a stick, an anchoring member secured upon the endof the stick and'ineluding oppositely extending elongated members eachcarrying a plurality of spaced cross members defining a series ofrecesses, abundle of broom material-engaged about said anchoring member"and "Within the reeesses thereof, a binder clan'iped about the bundleof broom 'm-ate'rial, and a cap engaged uponthe outside of the binderand embracin'gly' engaging the stick.

2. .In a broom,a'st1ck, an anchoring-member secured upon the end of thestiekLand ineluding oppositely extending velongated members eachcarrying a lurality ii of unequally spaced cross members defining aseries of recesses, abundleofibroom material engaged about "saidanchoring member and Within the recesses thereof, a binder clamped aboutthe bundle of broom material, a cap engaged upon'the outside ofthe'binder and embracingly engaging the vstick, andi'c'ementitiousmaterial coating the butt end of the bundle of broom material.

3. In a broom, a stick, an anchoring member mounted upon the stick atone end thereof and including a split ring having op posed elongatedmembers extending therefrom, the anchoring member further includingtransverse elements projecting from the elongated members, a bundle ofbroom ma terial engaged about the anchoring member and Within therecesses defined by the transverse elements, a clamping member engagedabout the bundle of broom material, a securing-elementfastened throughthe clampingmember and through the bundle beyond the end of the stickand a cap engaged upon the clamping member and engaging the stick.

ranged in spaced relation.

In testimony whereof Ihereunto aflix my signature.

LOUIS 'E. MACK.

